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  Shedding the Shell: The Power of Double Umoja he Blog Post https://www.spreaker.com/episode/shedding-the-shell-the-power-of-double-umoja--72282085 Family, we are standing at a major cultural intersection today. It's a Double Umoja day, and we are officially stepping into the 49-day Cycle of Ujamaa. But before you start thinking about building outward, we need to talk about the internal clutter you're hoarding. Are you currently fighting an internal civil war? When your intuition, mind, emotion, spirit, and physical self are tensed up against each other, unity is impossible. Many of us are out here trying to resolve communal conflicts while carrying a massive shell of hidden trouble on our backs, completely unaware that conflict is just a glitch in our communication styles. We think we need to do more, build more, and add more to our plates, but the ancestors are flashing a red light. The tension you feel isn't because you lack resources—it's because you haven't cl...
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The Gina Gee Project "Cream Of Wheat"

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The Gina Gee project is a show that my daughter created. She saw me making video, and been watching YouTube​ and decided to do her own thing. For the last year she and her sister Ms. Shasha have been recording video using up all of my storage space, and figured that it was time to support her. Her first video is about making Cream of wheat. She in a dramatic fashion microwave her breakfast and teaches the viewer. I believe that when our children show interest and dedication to something we should support them. This might be a phase, but I am trying to use it as what our ancestors call a "lure to Mastery". I believe that our children need to be taught skills and in this video project she will learn, acting, interviewing, editing, and story structure and story telling. All these are transferable skills that can be used in pursuit of her life's purpose. Of course she will get a write-up from me on our site,  at least until she ( hopefully) starts writing her own accompa...
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Django - Controversy

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Here is a response to an article that I read about Spike Lee and the Movie "Django Unchained" The article can be found: Morris W. O'Kelly This was my first time writting a response on Huffington Post and I was not aware of a word limit, so I figured hey this is a post on my blog. Check it out but first check out the excellent article by Mr. O'Kelly I was not  aware of all the controversy that surrounded Django, and Spike Lee. I am glad I did not hear about it until after I seen the movie. I do agree with  with Mr. O'Kelly about Spike's commitment to our community, that I feel can not be questioned. All anyone has to do is look at Mr. Lee's track record and see the love affair he has with Black people and our history. By understanding his love affair it makes it easier for others to understand his anger when it comes to Tarantino and his film making. I have seen many of Tarantino's films, and often wondered why he felt it so necessary to riddl...
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